Basil (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil offering a blessing with his right hand. On either side, epigrapy: ||η : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βα[σίλ]η(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil offering a blessing with his right hand. On either side, epigrapy: ||η : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βα[σίλ]η(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ασι
λονΦυ
ατεσον
λατριΝ̣
μακαΡ̣
Βασίλ(ει)ον φύ[λ]ατ(τ)ε σὸν λάτριν, μάκαρ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.800 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 185. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Βασίλειον φύλαττε σὸν λάτριν, μάκαρ.
Blessed one, protect your servant Basil.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)